Wow, what a trip! It was non-stop but so rewarding. Duncan and I say it is our second home and everyone we meet there seems to agree, it was therefore great to take 2 others with us to share in the love we are so blessed to receive.Geoff, on his first visit to Africa, had wondered how he would fit in not having experienced the culture before, no need to …
TEAMS Church is undergoing a major refurb! Leaking gutters and more than 20 years of use and exposure to the harsh equatorial weather have taken their toll on the fabric of TEAMS church and administrative offices (built in 2002) so action was urgently needed before the decaying brickwork caused structural issues. Whilst on site earlier this year, TEAMS chairman, Duncan Watt met with local builders and agreed a specification of …
Imagine digging this huge hole by hand under the equatorial sun! 2 new soakaways are being dug on either side of the church to help improve drainage and reduce the risk of flash flooding during heavy rain.
1 week later – Redecoration commenced after all decaying render had been removed and re-plastered.
Little did we know that when we posted news of Charles and Susan’s wedding and then the joy of the arrival of Bruce, his son on our blog just a couple of years ago, we would tragically be posting pictures of his funeral so soon after this. None of us know when our Lord will call us home, nor His reason for taking such as inspirational young Pastor and family …
Pastor Charles is still in St Francis Hospital Nsambya Kampala and very unwell. Scans and tests show he now has stage 4 cancer, very high blood pressure and kidney failure. He is having frequent dialysis and is due to start Chemotherapy today 10th May 2023.His medical bills went past the 10m/= (Ugandan Shillings) mark (about £2,500) at the beginning of this month and now stand at 10.7m/= . So far …
TEAMS’s resident Pastor Charles Ajum is seriously unwell and since the beginning of this year has been in and out of hospital in Kampala with dreadful abdominal pains and bleeding. After tests he was diagnosed as having severe ulcerative colitis and more recently is undergoing treatment for suspected kidney failure. Charles is a young man in his early 30’s, married, with 2 children and previously enjoyed good health. Hospital treatment …
TEAMS has grown up! It had its 21st birthday this year. What a lot of wonderful things have happened during its ‘childhood’. We have truly been blessed. We hope that we have managed to pass on these blessings to those in Northern Uganda who are vulnerable, have little, or simply needed to get to know our Lord and saviour a little more. We have so many things to give thanks …
Today, I was asked to speak in our daily morning devotionals, on faith as a fruit of the Spirit. Faith has been a key component in my life (as it should for all of us). It is a strong or unshakable belief in something; trust in God and His actions and promises; or the belief of testimony. I have found that faith is the “currency”, if you will, by which …
As we sat for our morning devotionals, the theme for the morning was meekness. Meekness is usually described as being in a state of humility or of a lowly mind, which means to think yourself lower than God. However, there is a greater extension to that meaning and Jesus talks about meekness regularly for a specific reason. Meekness is accepting adversity, tribulation and trials without complaint. Jesus wanted to prepare …